Blood Crystal Wyvern
Variant
Overview
The Blood Crystal Wyvern is a large flying carnivore variant known for its unique passive taming method and powerful flame breath. It reduces the weight of Crystal and Primal Crystal in its inventory, making it ideal for Crystal farming runs. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Argentavis for fast deployment.
This wyvern excels at harvesting plant resources and wood with its wing attack, yielding up to 10× normal amounts. Its flame breath deals significant area damage and ignites targets. Tamed primarily for resource gathering and mid-tier combat support, it fills a niche role in Crystal-heavy operations.
Spawn Locations
Blood Crystal Wyvern does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
The Blood Crystal Wyvern is tamed passively, requiring no knockout. Feed it Primal Crystal directly to begin taming. Crystal also works but provides only 50 affinity per unit, making it much slower. About 15 units of Primal Crystal are needed for a full tame.
Use the calculator below for your settings.
Blood Crystal Wyvern is not tamable.
Gathering Abilities
The wing attack harvests a wide range of plant-based resources at 10× yield, including Berries, Mushroom, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Wood, and various seeds. Fiber and Cactus Sap are gathered at 8× yield. This makes it one of the most efficient plant gatherers in the game.
Damage Resistances
Takes +200% more damage from spike walls, making them highly effective for defense. Also vulnerable to mining drills and explosion damage, which deal +120% and +50% respectively. Highly resistant to projectile attacks and melee attacks with impact effects, reducing damage by 100% and 50%. Level Health and Melee Damage for combat.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)15 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 1295.0 | +194.25 | +2.40% |
 Stamina | 325.0 | +16.25 | +1.00% |
 Torpidity | 545.0 | +32.70 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 300.0 | +6.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a 1.5× damage multiplier, making headshots effective for faster knockout. Focus on the jaw area during taming for optimal efficiency.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Stone. Build at least in Metal.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WingHerbivore Large MomentumOnly | 45 | 247.5 | 135.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Blood Crystal Wyvern Tips & Tricks
The wing attack harvests 10× Wood, Berries, and seed types, making it ideal for rapid farm expansion.
Flame breath has a 30-meter range and applies ignition, useful for clearing vegetation or damaging clusters of enemies.
Immobilized effectively by Chain Bola, Bear Trap, or Large Bear Trap during taming.
Highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking triple damage, so avoid placing them near your base if this wyvern is present.
This page details the Blood Crystal Wyvern's taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat capabilities. For precise calculations, use the taming calculator, breeding timer, and spawn map tools available below.
